A little different, but my girlfriend was able to get a US visa under similar circumstances. I wrote a letter explaining that I live in Thailand and wanted to take her with me on my next trip to the US to visit with family. They asked for my proof of living in Thailand and for my financials to demonstrate that I could finance the trip. At that point, we had been together for years and she had a few hundred thousand baht in savings. I don’t think it was just one thing, but we demonstrated enough reason to return and finances for them to give her a 10 year visa.

Then you don’t need the elite visa. You need a retirement visa. I’m not sure how many people in this group have a lot of experience with that, but there are other groups on FB that have lots of knowledge on the subject.

You are probably thinking of a retirement visa. Thai Elite is just a one and done payment for the program, which includes the 5,10, or 20 year visa and various perks depending on which one you get.

I would like to see the requirements of an epidemic visa.

There is a lot of really weird anger around these parts.

Thais that are repatriated can go in to state quarantine or choose to pay for an ASQ. Thais that fly in commercially must use ASQ.

Regardless of repatriation or commercial flight, Thais are not required to have a negative Covid test before flying, just a fit to fly certificate. A lot of them receive their first Covid test ever while in quarantine. I’m not privy to the data, but it seems reasonable that quite a few positives show up in quarantine as a result of this variable… untested people flying with tested people for half a day or more in a metal tube. Not a lot of complex math on this one…

My 5G reception has been off the charts since I got vaccinated. Worth it for that alone.

You can not go to the US without a negative covid test.